ENG 2433 — INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LITERATURE
Prerequisite: NONE This is a survey of w orld literature, primarily of the 20th century, from Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and South Asia. Students will read at least one text from each area. Selections will cover prose, poetry and drama. Credit: Three semester hours ENG 2543 ENGLISH LITERATURE THROUGH THE 18TH CENTURY Prerequisite: NONE Beginning with the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, this course will provide a historical survey of the English literary canon through the eighteenth century. In addition to study in the primary texts, the course will cover the social, political, scientific and religious contexts, which shaped the literature. Particular emphasis will be given to the shift from a medieval worldview to a post- Reformation and new science worldview . Credit: Three semester hours ENG 2653 ENGLISH LITERATURE SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY Prerequisite: NONE Starting with nineteenth-century romanticism, this course will provide a historical survey of major English writing to the present day. Particular emphasis will be given to the major features of the romantic literary outlook and literary adaptations to cultural influences such as, industrialization, urbanization, Darwinian science and the two world wars. Credit: T hree semester hours